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Alcentra closes direct lending fund on €850m
Vehicle launched in August 2013 and had initial target of €500m
Datalaw receives funding
Liverpool-based Datalaw raises investment from North West Fund for Venture Capital
New GP Frost Brooks on importance of personal contribution
unquote" catches up with Miles Frost, co-founder of new firm Frost Brooks
Buyout houses and the lure of minority investing
The volume of deals where private equity takes a minority stake is on the up
UK: Private equity across the regions
unquote" explores current activity and opportunities across the UK regions
Cabot acquires Blue Motor Finance
Deal comprises equity from Cabot alongside £200m debt facility
Grindley joins Grant Thornton North West
Grindley joins from PwC Germany
NorthEdge’s Jigsaw24 picks up Matrix
Deal marks Jigsaw24's second bolt-on
Patron partially exits Generator
Patron has sold a 23% stake in Generator for €60m
Enterprise Investors lists Skarbiec
IPO generates proceeds of €10.2m
Lye joins JC Rathbone as director
Lye joins from Chatham Financial
Reputation issues linger despite value creation
"The industry does have a reputation issue," says Endless's Garry Wilson
Encore picks up 37 Degrees from Albion
Deal follows Encore's acquisition of The Third Space
Hellman & Friedman hits $10.9bn for eighth fund
GP contributed $500m to the fund
Carlyle et al. buy Dealogic for $700m
Consortium of investors acquires Dealogic as well as two related joint ventures
Maven’s Martin joins Puma
Martin will work across Puma's VCT funds
NorthEdge unlocks Solidor deal
Funding intended for team expansion, IT, operations and buy-and-build capital
Gresham departures: where are they now?
With around 18 departures from Gresham over the past year or so, unquote" checks where the talent has moved to
YFM backs £6m Springboard MBO
Investment to expand company in the US and Europe
Permira holds first close for debt fund on €400m
Permira Credit Solutions II has hard-cap of €800m
Altium’s Hinderer steps down
Altium managing director and board member Hinderer is stepping down
Q3 Barometer: Mid-market proves resilient
Overall European buyout activity declined, but Q3 figures highlight mid-market's resilience
Penta rides off with Endura
Penta and Maven have invested in cycle apparel company Endura
Encore picks up Third Space from Graphite
Encore secured the deal in an off-market transaction